How Reliable are Ferraris These Days?

[Hi-FiGuy]

Most modern F-cars are, well, not terribly attractive. I do think the 458 Speciale looked decent.

I'd take a 355 Spyder over most, but they are some of the scariest to own.

There are going to be some big changes in the Ferrari line up over the next few years.
And i agree about the scary part but for me, anything 430 and older, anything with the F1 shift system and timing belts.

 

[NorthStar]

Baby steps, but its coming!
Starting with this, but an all electric is also coming.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/30/...g-in-hybrid-electric-car-range-specs-features

Hybrid. All-electric eDrive mode has only a 15-mile range (for groceries if you live within say 5 miles from Wal-Mart).

I like the design very much. And eventually Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, etc. (French, Italian, German, American, ...) will all be full electric cars. It's not a question of if but when.
The same for planes and boats, including warships and warplanes. ...And land tanks, bulldozers, etc.

We won't witness all this us here, but our future blood.

 

[Hi-FiGuy]

Hybrid. All-electric eDrive mode has only a 15- mile range (for groceries if you live within say 5 miles from Wal-Mart).

I like the design very much. And eventually Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, etc. (French, Italian, German, American, ...) will all be full electric cars. It's not a question of if but when.
The same for planes and boats, including warships and warplanes. ...And land tanks, bulldozers, etc.

We won't witness all this us here, but our future blood.

LOL Ferrari Hybrids have ZERO to do with saving the planet at this point, purely for performance reasons.

 

[andromedaaudio]

I thought ceasar wasn't brand / status driven .
Anyway , so the small luggage department on a Ferrari is for the toolkit .

 

[Hi-FiGuy]

The first call I get from all 812 owners is "how in the hell do I disable the stop start system, it unacceptable that this 12 cylinder beast is silent at the intersection"

 

[andromedaaudio]

12 cyl now were talking , let that thing scream

 

[andromedaaudio]

 

[Hi-FiGuy]

I have to watch all 20 minutes of that everytime.
We have the 27 car in our showroom right now.

 

[DaveC]

The first call I get from all 812 owners is "how in the hell do I disable the stop start system, it unacceptable that this 12 cylinder beast is silent at the intersection"

Wow, I bet that start/stop moves the fuel economy from ~7 mpg to at least 7.02 mpg...

 

[NorthStar]

LOL Ferrari Hybrids have ZERO to do with saving the planet at this point, purely for performance reasons.

Mike, who said anything about saving the planet?
You have me confused with someone else.

We're all free to live Ferrari happy and healthy, we make that choice and nobody else.

 

[andromedaaudio]

Tesla should give their cars a Ferrari V12 sound plug in
And a greta thunberg Gps system voice over.
May be then we can save the planet lol

 

[andromedaaudio]

Another nice Italian sound .

My next bike will be a aprillia RSV4 RF (with a SC project exhaust it sounds almost like a MOTO GP machine)

 

[Ron Resnick]

I think Dan Neil, of The Wall Street Journal, is a very entertaining automotive writer.

In today’s paper is his piece on the entry-level Ferrari.

 

[accwai]

I think Dan Neil, of The Wall Street Journal, is a very entertaining automotive writer. In today’s paper is his piece on the entry-level Ferrari.

Web based copy is right here:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/2020-f...yday-supercarfor-the-very-wealthy-11579806021

 

[Hi-FiGuy]

I think Dan Neil, of The Wall Street Journal, is a very entertaining automotive writer.

In today’s paper is his piece on the entry-level Ferrari.


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That was a hoot and yes they fixed all the ergonomic issues I had with the California T and made it faster and lighter at the same time.
The Roma is clearly Aston Martin / Jaguar hunting at its best. The SUV is coming soon as well as the AWD 1000hp Hybrid SF90 Stradale with three electric motors. The SP1 & SP2 are stunning and I cant wait till our orders start coming in.

He is correct, big changes in the next few years. They clearly have decided to expand their market.